Do we need bacteriological confirmation of cure in uncomplicated tuberculosis?

Abbey Ursula Leahy, Marc Lipman, Martin Hetzel, Onn Min Kon, Susan Hopkins, and Ibrahim Abubakar

Source: Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 860-863
Journal Issue: September
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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